Language closest to English? Frisian

Pero Like, Is Spanglish the Language of the Future? | NBCLX

Chicano English in Context

Chicano English in Context by linguist Carmen Fought is the first modern, comprehensive study of Chicano English, a variety of English (mingling with Spanish) spoken by millions of Latinos/Latinas/Hispanics in the U.S. It is also one of the first studies of ongoing sound change within an ethnic minority community. It briefly describes the phonology, syntax, and semantics of this variety and explores its crucial role in the construction of ethnic identity among young Latinas/Latinx. It also corrects misconceptions in how the general public views Chicano English. Chicano English in Context

Linguistics helps us understand ancient Egyptian

Pero like, is Spanglish the language of the future? | NBCLX

(LX News) As prevalent as Spanglish is already, there are many who believe we’ll only see that influence expand as generations of Latinx [Latino/Latina] youth grow up, start families, and enter the workforce. As the share of U.S. Latinos who speak Spanish at home drops and those who speak English grows, could Spanglish one day overtake Spanish as the second-most spoken language in the U.S.? #NBCLX

• Feb. 25, 2021; Crystal Quintero, CC Liu, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

'Who are you?' (animated film)

Who are you?

(Our Animated Box) This is the story of a writer who, after having great success with his first book, has a disastrous creative block -- so much so that not even the pencils want to write for him. In her anguish for him, a delivery girl arrives at his door and delivers a mysterious box. After inviting her in for coffee, they share a pleasant conversation about fame and success. What's in the box? No one knows what inspiration can be wrapped up in. Who are you? is a short film from the creators of The Gift. More

💘 Maybe love will solve all my problems

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• Our Animated Box, YouTube, June 2, 2020; Ashley Wells, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Why are Church Christians mean? 10 excuses

Jeremy Myers (redeeminggod.com); Crystal Q., Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Why are Christians so mean? 10 excuses church people give for treating others badly

Christians are notorious for bad behavior.

Some Christian church people are just downright mean. Why?

In some recent surveys (reported in books like unChristian and They Like Jesus but Not the Church), it appears that most people in American culture believe that Christians are about as trustworthy as car salesmen or lawyers.

And I will admit, I myself can behave pretty badly at times, and many of the Christians I know behave in far worse ways than many of the Unbelievers I know.

I am always amazed at the grace, love, support, and forgiveness that is found among the “Unchurched” that is rarely found among those who regularly go to church. There are numerous contributing factors to this.

Reasons Christians are mean

Die in bliss by being sincere, not a hypocrite.

Some of it is our theology. Many Christians develop a sense of entitlement because we [like our fellow Jews] are the “chosen ones,” the “elite [elect],” the members of the family of God.

We feel this gives us the right to look down upon others who are not one of us. Sometimes, our behavior is a result of our understanding of God’s grace and [guaranteed] forgiveness.

We feel that because God forgives us [in advance] for all our sins, we can treat others in terrible ways, and God will still forgive us. [What choice does He got?]

While it is true that God will forgive us for such behavior, His grace is never a license to treat others so shamefully [Yeah, but, c'mon! Do what'cha want. Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend, like the song from Billy Jack].

Beware of church folk, Billy Carson.

Then there is the critical, judgmental, legalistic attitude so often taught and practiced in churches. Since we feel we have a corner on the truth and that we are the ones who are always right, this makes us believe that it is our responsibility to be the world’s policemen, going around pointing out where people are wrong and how they are sinning.

This is rarely received well by anyone, especially when we have glaringly obvious sins ["missing the mark"] in our own life.

Mean Girls: We're Judeo-Christian

Finally, there is the fact that Christians love to pick and choose which sins are the worst – things like homosexuality or murder – while ignoring sins that are prevalent within our own congregations (which might actually be much worse) – sins like gluttony, greed, and pride [arrogance, conceit].

The watching world sees our blatant hypocrisy and criticizes us in return for our unjustified criticism of them.

But over the years, as I have personally engaged in hypocritical and sinful behavior, and as I have watched other Christians do the same, I have found that there are several excuses we give for our poor treatment of other people and for sin in our own lives.

When we treat others badly, we give excuses for why our treatment of them is justified. Here are the top ten reasons I could think of:

1. We Christians are sinners, too

There are other versions of this excuse such as, “Hey! Nobody’s perfect!” or “I’m not perfect, just forgiven.” The idea behind this excuse is that the watching world has put unrealistic expectations on us as Christians.

We complain that they seem to think we should live perfect lives, which is impossible. So when we sin, and our sin is pointed out to us, we excuse our actions by reminding others that we are sinners, too. Theologically, this is correct. [Is it?!]

But such a statement should never be used to excuse our sin. When our sin is pointed out to us, either by a Christian or non-Christian, the proper response is not, “Hey, I’m a sinner, too, so get off my back about my behavior” but rather should be, “You know what? You are correct. I messed up. I am sorry. Thanks for pointing that out. With God’s help [and maybe some of my own effort], I will do better next time.”

2. It’s nothing personal; it’s just business

Sometimes people say, “This has nothing to do with my Christianity!” Christians who say these things reveal a deep misunderstanding of what following Jesus is all about.

For a follower of Jesus, there is no such thing as “it’s just business.” Truly following Jesus requires that we make changes in all aspects of life... More (507 Comments)

Mean Girls Day+Nat'l Boyfriend Day (10/3)

Jen Bradford (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Ashley Wells (ed.), Wisdom Quarterly

I fell in love with his fashion sense and love of cats. - I pretend to love cats with this tee for her.

Mean Girls launched Lindsay L.

October 3 has some odd observances and holidays associated with it. First of all, it's National Boyfriend Day. Who thought of that, some crafty boyfriend looking for a little loving or a hopelessly in love galpal?

Bet it was the boy because they fall harder and faster even though girls have the reputation as being the lovelorn victims.

• Can I watch Mean Girls for FREE? Yes, on TikTok in 23 parts (variety.com)

Dr. Wendy Walsh on Demand | iHeart.com

Listen to Dr. Wendy Walsh and you, too, would know this. She's on iheart.com (KFI 640 AM Los Angeles) on Sunday nights and is a pretty balanced radio host compared to DJs like Delilah on the radio (or whoever does the dedication show nowadays that promotes the view that men and chivalrous and in love but just can't say it too well and/or women are devoted and not cheating).

• Date, but don't get "clingy" (upādāna) or else dukkha awaits. But what about my sensual craving?

What's a "soulmate"? My bestie-partner?

Men hunt. Women wait? That sucks.

They're probably cheating, guys, so man up for the shock. You may never find out, and what's better, to know or not to know? Get a home camera to find out. Ladies, you pick up what I'm putting down. Why?

Because it's Mean Girls Day today, too. We're petty, vindictive, and very competitive with one another while currying favor with the boss. The boss, who's the boss? The men. It's a man's world, not because it has to be -- not because it always was -- but because they've taken over and built a hierarchy called The Patriarchy.

Ask Ken. Or ask the Pope (Catholic), the Russian Patriarch (Eastern Orthodox), the Boogeyman (the "Grand Dragon" or whoever unofficially calls the shots in a Protestant Council of Elders). Someone, for example, decides even for Presbyterians, and "presbyrs" means something like "the people." So if the People's Church has a boss, the majority Christians are not just running wild, except maybe in the USA.

Boyfriend troubles? Female frenemies?

Cupid (Eros, Kamadeva, Mara Devaputra), who encourages "clinging" is evil.

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The Dr. Wendy Walsh Show on dating is available online as "Dr. Wendy Walsh on Demand." Listen live Sundays or play the newest episode. Dr. Wendy is America's (self-proclaimed) thought leader on relationships and the authority on love, sex, and romantic relationships.

EPISODES @DrWendyWalsh (10/01) Hour 1: Oct. 1, 2023 • 30 mins Dr. Wendy talks about all the health benefits of love. Why do women still take a man's last name? Is this an outdated tradition? Also, marriage after children and myths about love. It's all on KFIAM-640.

ZEN: Roshi Joan Halifax (video)

Wisdom Quarterly; Krista Tippett (onbeing.org, 12-26-13), Roshi Joan Halifax (upaya.org)

"The craft of loving-kindness is the everyday face of wisdom and the ordinary hand of compassion. This wisdom face, this hand of mercy, is never realized alone but always with and through others." - Roshi Joan Halifax (upaya.org)

 

Joan Halifax on Compassion's Edge States and Caring Better

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all the bad news and horrific pictures in the world. This is a form of empathy, Joan Halifax says, that works against us. The Zen abbess (Upaya.org) and medical anthropologist has bracing, nourishing thoughts on finding buoyancy rather than burnout -- or compassion fatigue -- in how we work, live, and care.

• Unedited interview: Joan Halifax
• Radio Show/Podcast (MP3, 51:06) 
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(Library of Congress) Joan Halifax talks about empathy and compassion

on the part of caregivers who are tending to the ill and dying. 

Joan Halifax Roshi is a Buddhist teacher, Zen priestess, medical anthropologist, and author. She is founder, abbess, and head teacher of Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist monastery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has worked in the area of death and dying for over 30 years and is director of the Project On Being with Dying. For the past 25 years, she has been active in environmental work.

• Free energy will transform and save the world
• Guardian angels (devas) or psychological aberration?
• Padmanadi vegan restaurant Edmonton, Alberta

The Lotus Sutra (Chapter 2)

Dhr. Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly; based on Burton Watson translation

Chapter II: Expedient Means

At that time the World-Honored One calmly arose from his meditative-absorption (samadhi) and addressed Sariputra, saying: "The wisdom of the buddhas is infinitely profound and immeasurable. 

The door to this profound wisdom is difficult to understand and difficult to enter. Not one of the hearers (shravakas) or nonteaching-buddhas (pratyekabuddhas) is able to comprehend it.

 

"What is the reason for this? A [supremely enlightened samma-sam-] Buddha has personally attended [on] a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a million, a countless number of buddhas and has fully carried out an immeasurable number of religious practices. He has exerted himself bravely and vigorously, and his name is universally known. He has realized the Dharma that is profound and never known before, and preaches it in accordance with what is appropriate, yet his intention is difficult to understand.

 

"Sariputra, ever since I attained buddhahood, I have through various causes and various similes widely expounded my teachings and have used countless expedient means to guide living beings and cause them to renounce attachments. Why is this? 

It is because the Thus Come One (Tathagata) is fully possessed by both expedient means and the perfection of wisdom.

A lotus, its beauty and fragrance, arise from mud.

 

"Sariputra, the wisdom of the Thus Come One is expansive and profound. He has immeasurable [mercy], unlimited [eloquence], power, fearlessness, concentration, emancipation, and meditative-absorptions, and has deeply entered the boundless and awakened to the Dharma never before attained.

 

"Sariputra, the Thus Come One knows how to make various kinds of distinctions and to expound the teachings skillfully. His words are soft and gentle and delight the hearts of the assembly.

 

"Sariputra, to sum it up: the Buddha has fully realized the Dharma that is limitless, boundless, never attained before.

"But stop, Sariputra, I will say no more. Why? It is because what the Buddha has achieved is the rarest and most difficult-to-understand Dharma [truth]. The true entity of all phenomena can only be understood and shared between buddhas. This reality consists of the appearance, nature, entity, power, influence, inherent cause, relation, latent effect, manifest effect, and their consistency from beginning to end."

 

At that time the World-Honored One, wishing to state his meaning once more, spoke in verse, saying:

The great hero of the world is unfathomable. Among heavenly beings or the people of the world, among all living beings, none can understand the Buddha. The Buddha's power, fearlessness, emancipation, and meditative-absorptions, and the Buddha's other attributes -- no one can reckon or fathom.

 

(windhorse.com.au)

Earlier, under the guidance of countless buddhas, he fully acquired and practiced various ways, profound, subtle, and wonderful doctrines that are hard to see and hard to understand.

 

For immeasurable millions of aeons (kalpas) he has been practicing these ways until in the place of practice he achieved the goal. I have already come to know-and-see completely this great goal and recompense, the meaning of these various natures and characteristics.

I and the other buddhas of the ten directions can now understand these things. This Dharma cannot be described, words fall silent before it. Among the other kinds of living beings there are none who can comprehend it, except the... More